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Hillary Clinton slams NRA, gun silencer bill in wake of Las Vegas shooting - ABC News

posted onOctober 4, 2017
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Article snippet: As she expressed her condolences to the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also sharply criticized the National Rifle Association and a bill working its way through Congress that would make it easier to buy gun silencers. At least 58 people were killed and 515 were injured late Sunday night after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country music concert from a window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. "The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get," wrote Clinton on Twitter Monday morning after first saying she was grieving with "the victims, those who lost loved ones, the responders, & all affected by this cold-blooded massacre." "Our grief isn't enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again," she added. It appeared Clinton was referencing the Hearing Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., and John Carter, R-Texas, in January and now part of the omnibus Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, a bill self-described "to provide for the preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes." The Hearing Protection Act removes silencers from the Internal Revenue Code's definition of "firear... Link to the full article to read more

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